LEADER 03249nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910962423003321 005 20251117004421.0 010 $a1-134-12639-5 010 $a1-281-83790-3 010 $a9786611837907 010 $a0-203-89107-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000555220 035 $a(EBL)362320 035 $a(OCoLC)476192765 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000202921 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11201312 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000202921 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10255769 035 $a(PQKB)11772282 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC362320 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL362320 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10258080 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL183790 035 $a(OCoLC)214282250 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB149244 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000555220 100 $a20080313d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMilitant Islam $ea sociology of characteristics, causes and consequences /$fStephen Vertigans ; with contributions from Donncha Marron and Philip W. Sutton 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (220 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-415-41246-3 311 08$a0-415-41245-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The al-Qa'ida phenomenon and beyond: Myths and realities; 2 Militant Islam in local, national and transnational networks; 3 Reinterpreting the umma: Islamic nationalism and transnationalism; 4 Social closure and takfir: The interrelationship between secular and militant 'switchmen'; 5 Challenging the risk society: Contextualizing the impact of 'Islamic' terrorism; 6 Reacting to the militant risk: Decivilizing in the name of civilization?; 7 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aMilitant Islam provides a sociological framework for understanding the rise and character of recent Islamic militancy. It takes a systematic approach to the phenomenon and includes analysis of cases from around the world, comparisons with militancy in other religions, and their causes and consequences.The sociological concepts and theories examined in the book include those associated with social closure, social movements, nationalism, risk, fear and 'de-civilising'. These are applied within three main themes; characteristics of militant Islam, multi-layered causes and the consequenc 606 $aTerrorism$xSocial aspects 606 $aIslamic fundamentalism$xSocial aspects 606 $aWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009$xSocial aspects 615 0$aTerrorism$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aIslamic fundamentalism$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009$xSocial aspects. 676 $a303.625 676 $a303.625088297 700 $aVertigans$b Stephen$0874607 701 $aMarron$b Donncha$01877179 701 $aSutton$b Philip W$0619504 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910962423003321 996 $aMilitant Islam$94489254 997 $aUNINA